Peru vs South Africa: Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind
Peru
2.4%
in 2025
South Africa
1.4%
in 2025
Peru rank
29th
South Africa rank
31st
Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind over time
- Peru
- South Africa
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2.4% against 1.4% in South Africa, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was South Africa ahead.
Peru ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 71 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 36.3% | 36.3% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2,161.9% | 309.0% | 1,852.9% | Peru |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 9.9% | 7.5% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in primary energy from wind, Peru or South Africa?
- Peru, at 2.4% against 1.4% in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in primary energy from wind between Peru and South Africa?
- 1.0%, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for annual percentage change in primary energy from wind?
- Peru ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 71 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in primary energy from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in total energy supply relative to the previous year.